Tamim takes the fight to England
Tamim Iqbal marked his first Test at Lord’s with a breathtaking century as Bangladesh fought back gamely against England on the fourth day of their series opener here on Sunday.
Rohit hundred enough this time
Rohit Sharma hit his second century in successive matches to secure India a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their a tri-series match here on Sunday.
Rohit’s first century was against Zimbabwe on Friday in a match which the home side won by six wickets. But his 101 not out here on Sunday ensured victory the Lankans.
Sent in to bat by India captain Suresh Raina, Sri Lanka struggled against the inexperienced Indians to reach 242 in 49.5 overs.
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Venus dumped out
Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer showed no mercy for best friend Stanislas Wawrinka on Sunday when he handed his Olympic gold medal-winning teammate a 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 French Open thumping.
Prayers for abuse victims, priests
The Vatican’s investigator in the Church’s paedophilia scandal on Saturday led prayers at St. Peter’s Basilica for victims as well as priests who abused them, ANSA news agency reported on Saturday.
Hola! Maradona’s side land in SA
Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi arrived here on Saturday with the Argentina squad to prepare for a World Cup they are among the favourites to win.
Domenech set to equal Hidalgo’s record
Much-criticised France coach Raymond Domenech will equal Euro 1984 winning handler Michel Hidalgo’s record of being in charge of the national side when they play Tunisia in a friendly here on Sunday.
Finn sparks Bangladesh collapse against England
Steven Finn took 2/4 in eight balls as England regained their grip on the first Test against Bangladesh at Lord’s here on Saturday.
At tea, Bangladesh were 229/6 in reply to England’s 505/6 — a deficit of 176 and still needing a further 77 runs to avoid the follow-on.
Morkel, Langeveldt propel SA to series-clinching win
Morne Morkel and Charl Langeveldt shared seven wickets to bowl South Africa to a 67-run victory over the West Indies in the third ODI on Friday.
Morkel captured an ODI career-best 4/21 from seven overs, and Langeveldt took 3/30 from the same number of overs, as the South Africans successfully defended a victory target of 225 to win the match at Windsor Park with 12 overs to spare.
Trott grinds out double ton
Tamim Iqbal’s typically dashing 42 not out led a Bangladesh counterattack on the second day of the first Test against England at Lord’s here on Friday.
At tea, Bangladesh were 67/0 but still 438 runs behind an England first innings 505 that featured Jonathan Trott’s Test best 226 and the Tigers needed a further 239 to avoid the follow-on in the first of a two-match series.
Cambodia ‘jungle woman’ flees back to wild
Cambodia’s “jungle woman,” whose story gripped the country after she apparently spent 18 years living in a forest, has fled back to the jungle, her father and the local police said on Friday.